 | 1846 - 472 páginas
...left yet undone, where a notable mind might be made famous and fortunate.3' We may still say — " The North Pole is the only thing in the world about...that stain of ignorance from this enlightened age." — Arctic Voyages of Discovery, by Sir John Barrow, Bart., FRS, p. 313. 2. What a Visitor to the Pole... | |
 | 1846 - 448 páginas
...left yet undone, where a notable mind might be made famous and fortunate.'' We may still say — " The North Pole is the only thing in the world about...that stain of ignorance from this enlightened age." — Arctic Voyages of Discovery, by Sir John Barren, Bart., FRS, p. 313. 2. What a. Visitor to the... | |
 | Sir John Barrow - 1846 - 400 páginas
...is left yet undone whereby a notable mind might be made famous and fortunate." We may still say, " The North Pole is the only thing in the world about...that stain of ignorance from this enlightened age." But there are others besides utilitarians that make objections to inquiries of this nature, on the... | |
 | Sir John Barrow - 1846 - 574 páginas
...mind might be made famous and fortunate." We may still say — " The North-Pole is the only tiling in the world about which we know nothing; and that...that stain of ignorance from this enlightened age." But there are others besides the utilitarians that make objections to inquiries of this nature, on... | |
 | August Sonntag - 1857 - 190 páginas
...whereby a man of moderate abilities may become famous." We may still say that the North Pole is almost the only thing in the world about which we know nothing; and the time has come (according to my views) when our ignorance on that subject admits of no apology.... | |
 | 1898 - 1272 páginas
...search after truth, it is hardly necessary to answer this question. It was fully answered a half century ago by that stern friend of knowledge, Sir John Barrow,...'•The north pole is the only thing in the world ibout which we know nothing, and that want of ill knowledge ought to operate as a spur to adopt means... | |
 | Albert Shaw - 1898 - 878 páginas
...search after truth, it is hardly necessary to answer this question. It was fully answered a half century ago by that stern friend of knowledge, Sir John Barrow, when he wrote : 1 ' The north pole is the only thing in the world about which we know nothing, and that want of all... | |
 | Lyle Dick - 2001 - 644 páginas
...Barrow was an enthusiastic supporter of reviving the eighteenth century search for the North Pole. He wrote: "The North Pole is the only thing in the...to operate as a spur to adopt the means of wiping that stain of ignorance from this enlightened age."8 At mid-century, a major competitor had emerged... | |
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The North Pole is the only thing in the world about which we know nothing ; and that want of all knowledge ought to operate as a spur to adopt the means of wiping away that stain of ignorance from this enlightened age. 